does the sheilding affect reception?
33156
No, not at all. And it's easy, and you can stick a stylus in the side of it so you have it safe and sound. it's great! Kathryn Howard
33157
Only it you try to answer the phone while it's still in the case. ;-)But seriously, I don't seem to miss any calls (not that would be so bad), but it rings every time. I guess the real question is whether or not the shielding is really protecting me from the radiation. That I don't know, but I hope that every bit helps.Daniel
33158
No, but I'm not sure it's really doing much shielding. I have an EMF detector and it still lights up in the "danger zone" if it's near my phone.
33159
No I have not noticed any reduction in reception. Case is well made and works well.
33160
I bought this for my husband and he has had no problems with reception at his work place. He uses a Blackberry, which we measured for magnetic field. It was a very high reading (7-20 milligauss) when out of the case. In the case it was within the acceptable range. Hope this helps.
1212893
Yes, it does. But you can try to adjust it for a stronger reception. Sometimes it works better horizontally, when you point it toward the desired station.
2163007
Yes it does. But! It was useless for me it gave me no reception what so ever. I got my money back.
1742767
Our front yard is 2/3 acre, our house is brick with double paned windows, our mailbox is across the street, and have no problems with signal reception... We've had it less than a year and don't know how it will work during Winter months, but I don't think any issues will arise.
242351
I haven't experienced that problem. The case protects the phone and has covered flaps for the charger and headphones but nothing seems to hinder reception or use. Hope that helps.
115828
Yes, but signal tsrength is the problem of its use. Bee sure youar lined up witg the source, and[position the antennae for max reception.
1102020
It is measured in meter-bands . Mine has 60m, 49m, 41m, 31m, 25m, 21m, 19m, 16m, 15m, 11m . The reception condition changes depending on your location and also time of day and night.
1167634
It does provide better reception.............depends on your surrounding stations and topography
345341
i was disappointed in its reception...I actually bought it so my husband could hear the local news in the kitchen in the mornings but it doesn't pick the local station up very well, possibly signal strength for it is low but picks up other stations which must have a higher broadcast signal really well..still I am very pleased the Bluetooth function works great so I just stream downloaded music from my phone when i'm busy
2210251
I was told that the placement of the antenna within the tablet makes a huge difference in reception. If its buried in the middle somewhere, reception could be poir. I returned mine. Piece of junk.
1906581
The antenna will still have greatly diminished reception, maybe like a very small indoor antenna. You might still receive some very strong local stations, but nothing else. I know this because I tried it today.
1107916
Yes. As long as the signal is strong enough, and usually if you receive one of the broadcasts, you will receive them all. If there's any problem, moving around to receive better reception will resolve it.
2284445
You could try a small antenna outside & it should help but I have a full size antenna which depending on the day gives me any where from 35 to 60 % antenna strength. Depends ob how windy it is that day. Wind is a factor in the reception.
2148406
Well in a word Yes. But, the quality of reception may be quite variable & that is often dependent on where you are located. e.g. Eastern US, better than say Rocky Mountains, etc.
1040012
I was able to significantly improve my radio's reception of my favorite station which is over 100 miles away. Before purchasing the Terk antenna I could get the station but it was full of static and hard to listen to. With the antenna, the station is now crystal clear. I'm happy with the antenna's performance. No guarantee it will help your reception, but if it doesn't meet your expectation just return it to Amazon for a refund.
608282
I live in the inner ring suburbs so can't respond to your question re: country reception. What I can say is I bought this antenna and it never worked very well in the suburbs - and broke a few days after the warranty expired. Thankfully Amazon did a great job and refunded me the price even though the warranty had just expired. I am not the type to give negative reviews, but this item deserves one. Don't buy it.
2084300
Hi Mark, I live in the country about 10 miles from the nearest city in Wisconsin. I can honestly say that I have NO problems with reception. I enjoy cutting wood to heat my log home and use a Farmall 400 tractor to help out. At 65 years of age I do have some challenges hearing. However, the music or news I listen to on my 3M Peltor come in very clear. And, I don't have to turn the volume up much. I believe this is because the Peltor's prevent a lot of the outside noise from being heard. I definitely recommend them !!!